Moving between London’s courtrooms and the criminal underworld, the novels explore the tension between professional ambition and personal integrity and confront the class and racial prejudices embedded within the legal profession, echoes of which still resonate today.
Combining legal authenticity with gritty urban realism, they use crime to examine how power operates within institutions and what it costs to pursue truth when the system itself is under pressure. The series has been optioned for TV.
Book 11, ‘French Vendetta‘ was published in May 2026. ‘A masterfully plotted blend of historical intrigue and legal thriller, drawing back the curtain on the day-to-day horrors of rural Vichy France. A wonderfully compelling historical mystery’ –
Vaseem Khan, winner of the CWA Historical Dagger Malabar House series
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